Yet another one crashing in extremely poor visibility. When will responsible authorities put an end to this "press on-itis"? It seems to me that, should weather reporting be poor in the region (and I do not know), either the A/C should have had a suitable alternate, or enough fuel to divert back to it's place of departure.
If the A/C was unable to do so, it should not have flown that route with that payload.
We take these measures every day out on the North Sea, where local weather reporting is extremely inaccurate at times, both due to lack of properly trained observers as well as rapidly changing conditions. If it is good enough for oil workers, it should be good enough for the troops.
